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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-09-22
EXISTENCE IN NEVADA.
Letter from a Strictly Truthful Man
at Union City.

My DEAR BILLY: [ presume you will
remember me yet. l am. your cousin,
you know, that you used to congregatc
with when you were young. | have
wandered, yes, even beyond the pale of
civilization, and here / am in the beau
tiful country of sage-brush and alkali-
dust, where the dust is six inches deep
on the ground and one and one-half
inches deep on our persons; where water
does not flourish, but dries up and
withers before you can apply it to your
person for the purpose of bathing. +
This camp is a new one. 1t was not
opened until last May-three months
ago. When I arrived there We're five
cabins, five houses and two tents, in
Guiding boarding house, a saloon (of
course) and small store. The board
ing house is different from Delmonico's
We have all the deli acies of the season,
consisting mostly of fried bacon.
Since my arrival quite an improvement
has taken place. A new saloon has been
started, and also a new gambling house.
Also Chinese laundry has been started
in tent, and no longer do we have to
exercise our individual apparel up and
down a washboard. In fact it now
never requires to be washed but once,
for the Chinaman uses up the clothes in
one washing. A shoe shop has also
been started here, and dentist has set
up chair and is pulling the teeth of
the residents. There is no physician
within 55 miles. But it is of little mo-
ment, because everyone gets killed some
other way before he gets sick. Also, of
the six or seven churches i'll the State
the nearest is 55 miles from here, which,
with the present dusty walking, is too
far to be of practical utility. But that
does not signify much, as [ am told that
the times are too close to permit the
congregation to indulge in the luxury
of a minister.
The men sleep on the floors, on the
ground (where the delicate scorpion and
the elegant lizard commune with them
nightly, in wagons or any other such
residence as may turn up. / came here
without any bedding. But one of the
men lent me pair of blankets, from
which I scraped the dirt with a board,
and rolling myself up in them slept on
the floor. Did very well, but the floor
is not very springy and my bones seem
to be nearer the surface than | sup
posed. / sent for some bedding. My
sleeping appointments are now elegant.
I have straw tick on the floor, with n
pair of blankets and comfortable; also
pillow, with pillow case on it. To
be sure the pillow is small, and rather
destitute of feathers, and | frequently
awake at night and find it gone. But |
generally find it in one of my ears. L
make the bed up every Sunday.
Wn from
here. | went down Sunday for bath !;
and spent five hours and $1.25 to get
the bath. However, we now have very
fine appointments for bathing. We
battle in the blacksmith's shop and get
warm water out of the barrel the black
smith uses. When you get through all
you have to do is to scrape the dirt from
your feet.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-09-22
A BELL PUNCH.
Deacon SharpIey's Lawn Mower, and
the Way it was Used.
From the Boston Transcript

Il tell you what, j." said a suburban
friend of the listener, as the street car
conductor came around bearing a par
ticularly big and imposing bell punch,
s'there is n deacon in our church that
ought to be made to carry one of those
things when he makes his collections, if
ever anybody ought to be made to wear
one"
eWhyq What has the deacon done?"
'I'll tell you the whole story, and
when I've done | want to know whether
if it had happened to you, it wouldn't
have destroyed your confidence in some
body You see, l live next door to
Deacon Shapley, and my yard is sepa-
rated from his just by light picket
fence. [ was whacking away at the grass
on my little lawn the other night with a
grass hook; was just finishing the job,
and wondering whether l should ever be
rich enough to swell out with lawn
mower, when the deacon came out and
leaned over the fence. See here, said
he, you're getting quite lawn here,
and so am /. We don't either of us have
quite enough business fora lawn mower,
but together we might have. Say we go
snucks on one?' L told him that L
thought it was good idea, and would
90 in with him on machine. He said
he would manage the purchase, On d
would tell me how much half the cost
was. So let him go on and buy the
lawn mower, and he brought receipt
ed bill for $12.50 in his own name. L
gave him the Sc 25, and left the machine
and the receipt in his hands.
bnT1f tH-o voalrs flor that al seen
the deacon showing the lawn mower
around in his yard in great style in the
meantime-I thought my grass had got
up enough to warrant cutting, and went
over to the deacon's to get the machine.
The deacon was out, they said, but the
lawn mower was down mt Mr. Smiths.
| thought it was a little queer that the
deacon had lent our machine, but l went
down to Mr.. Smiths and got it. |
thought they looked little cross when
l took it, but l took it just the same and
moved my lawn. Next night the dea-
con came and got it again and moved
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-09-22
PAYING THE PRICE.
Ex-Governor Morgan and Union
Seminary.

In paper on the late DIR. Roswell D.
Hitchcock, recently read before the
Brooklyn Clerical Club by the Rev
Spencer S. Roche, he said:
''It was in great part by his ready in
terest, his quick sympathy, his abound
ing soulfulness, that he acquired sucl
influence over other minds-among the
number some of the wealthiest and most
beneticent Christian gentlemen of New
York. The papers have stated that the
present site of the Union Seminary was
obtained from Ex-Governor Morgan at q
large discount. This is not accurate.
In conversation with DR.. Hitchcock I
received the following account. After
examining the entire upper part of the
city, he decided in favor of the present
site, then owned by Mr.. Morgan. On
communicating his views to number OF
prominent persons, he found that the pur-
chase for the Seminary of such costly lots
was considered impracticable. He was
advised to secure location further up
Fourth avenue, and at the foot of the
hill. He went boldly up to Mr.. Morgan
and said: The lots we want and should
have, the very ones the Roman Catho,
lies, with their appreclaUloh OF Ine au'
vantages of position, would take fol
such a purpose, are your lots; they
crown Lenox Hill, and would give us q
monumental location for all time.
"Mr. Morgan said, what is the
price of the other lots they urge You to
buy?'
"'One hundred and seventy-five
thousand dollars.
"'And what does the agent ask for
mine?
"'Two hundred and seventy-fve thou
sand
"'You must pay the price; L cannot
go back on my agent. Have you your
book for subscriptions 2
CDR. Hitchcock handed it. For a
moment the millionaire seemed to cal
culate; then he wrote, e. d. Morgan,
100000
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-09-22
THE TRAMP AND THE WOMAN.
A Story of the Great West.

"Madam," said tramp as he called
at the back door of Sioux Falls resi-
dence, ''gimme bite -
'NO, sir, can't do it. "
"Why not, madam 2"
"You're able to work, sir--I don't be-
lieve in encouraging vagrancy. Go on
away now, or 1 shall scream for help 7"
"All, right, madam-dont holler.
But called on the woman next door
last evening, and she gave me very
different answer, madam"
"She was just fool enough to go and
give you something, suppose
''Oh, no, madam, she didn't give me
nothin' neither, but she gave a much
different reason. Good-by, madam
"Hold on just minute What did
she say9"
"She come to the door all dressed up
in n new yeller dress, an seemed very
much excited, madam, an when she
opens the door I looks in an sees man
in there sittin' in n cheer, madam"
"Mercy, has it come to this with her
I wouldn't hardly believe it. Here,
don't go away-take this my good man. :"
"Thankee, madam Bakers bread?
Yes, gene'ally prefers it to ho'-made
bread, specially where they aint none
too good cooks. The butter is jes' lit
tie tainted, madam. Haint got no jell
to put on it, [ s'pose2 Oh, you have,
all right, jell improves it powerfully. No,
thankee, L don't keer bout any fruit
cake-better throw it in the slop-pail
where the children wont get it, madam.
Any piel All, yes, correct, that cream
pie is good, but this apple rather lays
over it. I'll put this cold chicken in my
pocket. That'lldo, madam, this is bout
all can carry -
"But what was it that woman said to
you?"
"Why, she seemed excited like. 'sif
she was goin' some place, an she says:
Please go way, sir, we haint got moth
in in the house to eat |"
"a pretty excuse to get you away!
But that strange man"
''He proved to be her husband, madam.
He come ont an kicked me through the
top of shade tree an then chased me
two blocks He's pizen on tramps,
madam Good-by-put ies little more
cream III yer pie-crust an it'll improve
il %
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-09-22

away a while in his back yard. A few
days after that thought it was about
time to NOW once more, and went over
TO the deacOn's after the machine. No
machine anywhere around. 1 asked at
the back door
"'Where's the lawnmower?
"'Mr. Smith came and got it q little
while ago. said the .deacons daughter.
''NIr. SMITH What business had he
with our machine? Ididn't ask, but [
trotted down to Smiths. [ found Smith
very complacently oiling the lawn
mower, and apparently getting it ready
for action.
"'Well, said ], 4 came oyerafter that
lawn mower; but as you seem to be get
ting ready to use it, ] suppose I can
wait. -
"'Hum, said he, 4 guess the deacon
and I keep it pretty busy.
$3.50 it seems, said /, kind of sarcasti-
cally.
"'Well, we have got our moneys
worth out of it, you know, says he.
"That struck me us a mighty queer
remark, and / could. xselp saying, 4
should think you'll N.nfSS-to get one
yourself
A"' Well, says he looking up little
surprised, 4 own half of this one.
"'You-you own half of this?' says I,
astonished
"Why, certainly said he; Deacon
Sharpley and l bought this lawn mower
together
81 tell you that took me completely
down. The deacon had completely
played us off, one against the other, and
has got me to pay for one half the
machine, and Smith the other, calculat-
ing to get the use of it to NOW all his
own grass for nothing. If he had been
as cautious as he was sharp, and kept
the machine in his own barn, or else in
stead on going after it himself, I suppose
he might have kept agoing that way.
But since we've found it out, Smith and
l get along first rate, but the deacon
has to hire an Irishman to NOV his
grass with scythe.
''And that's the reason why 1 think
the deacon ought to carry bell punch
when he takes up collection. Don't
you think it would be good scheme2"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-09-22
OUT IN THE WEST.
The Proud Spirit of a Settler in Da-
kota Broken at Last.
From the Dakota Bell.J

A Dakota settler, who had had bad
luck financially, was finally taken sick.
A friend called to see him and said to
his wife:
81 was surprised to hear of your hus-
bands sickness-I thought he was re-
markably strong and healthy"
eyes, John was always very healthy,
but he got so discouraged at last that it
jes' made him sick. -
"But he was always of such cheer
full and buoyant disposition, never ex-
pected to see him give up this way"
eyes, John was always mighty gritty.
When the barn burnt up an killed the
new team he never said a work, but jes'
braced up an built another barn an got
another team"
eyes, remember he did.
"Then when the house burnt he
didn't complain a bit, but went to living
in tent jes' as cheerful
''I know IL"
"When tn farm wa sold on a mort
gage an TN llI7TTT 81 81 5-77z 5ic5,
John KEEP Va happy as ever.
eyes, ths ) SO.
"By'n By the Shetif took the COW an
cookstove, an wagon run over Johns
foot an smashed it, but still he didn't
pear to be bit discouraged"
81 know he didn't"
"Then our oldest girl ran away an
married corn doctor; both our horses
died; John got beat on law suit, an
fell down an broke his leg. Still he
held his head right up an said he'd
come out on top yet"
eyes; well, what was it that could
possibly have occurred to break his
spirit and make him sick at last!"
s'He had to sell the old black dog for
fifty cents to get money to buy flour, an
the man just bought him for his hide
an nothing else, an we know it Just
as soon as John saw the man tie old
Tige under the wagon he came right in
an throwed himself on the bed an says
he: 'Samanthy, that's too much to
stand-I won't never git up off'n this
bed live man 7 I reckon 1 won't be
long follerin' him-you orter seen the
way old Tige could take hog by the
ear an swing it right around in a cir
Gle |"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-09-22
THE STORY WRITER'S.
astonishing Industry of the Men
who Grind Out Cheap Serial
Novels.

There are writer's in this city whose
industry is astonishing and whose pro-
ductlohs are regularly read by hundreds
OF thousands of persons, yet whose
identity is unknown, not only to their
readers but even to the newspaper fra
terntly. They are the writer's who grind
out serials for the sensational weeklies
and write matter for the 5 and 10 cent
libraries. The total number of such
writers IN this country probably does not
exceed 200. About $50 of them are cen
tired In New York. Their work is be-
meath notice from literary standpoint,
bnt IN bulk it is something tremendous.
81 made $4,000 with my pen last
year, said one of them recently. "By
few figures I can give you some idea
OF the immense quantity of rot had to
turn out. | get, on an average, only
Sl5s for each serial. Tho serials con :
tain twelve installments of 5000 words
each, or 10000 in all Consequently, L
ground out twenty serials last year, or
no less than l, ,200,0 words.
"Now, by comparison with some OF
the legitimate story writer's, you will see
how infinitely greater my work, manual
at least--I claim nothing more: no lit
erary excellence is than theirs. Take
Mrs. Ann S. Stephens, who died last
year, for example. She was one of the
most prolific writer's of fiction we have
had. 1t was said that in the twenty
years of her active literary life she pro-
duced thirty novels. They generally
contained about $50 pages with perhaps
400 words to the page. If she produced
thirty such novels in twenty years,
therefore she must have written about
100000 words all told. That is an
average of $50, 600 year, or on,y about
one-tenth what evolve every year. In
two years could grind out, within q few
hundred thousand words, as much ac-
tual stuff as she did in her whole life.
Mrs. Stephens, Of course, had much
other work to do, being editor of mag
azine for many years; but so have l,
for, besides the serials, / regularly pro
duce sketches, short stories, and special
articles for various publications, beside
editing a trade weekly. And [ am by
no means the most prolific of the slush
serial writer's.
''Sylvanus Cobb, Jr., who died recent
ly, is said to have made $125, 900 from
his stories. OF course his grade of work
was little higher than ours, but it was
produced on much the same principle.
To make his fortune he probably wrote
at least so, 100000 words. Ned Buntine,
who died year or two ago, was un-
doubtedly the most remarkable sensa-
tional writer this country has ever seen.
He is credited with having made $780,,
600 with his pen. To do SO he must
have ground out no less than 100, ,000,-
900 words of copy. N, Y. Erening Sun.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-09-22
Before and After the First Sea Bath.

This is a truthful and most accurate
| description of how q woman acts when
she first puts on bathing suit. At first
sight of it she giggles convulsively and
filters out:
"Oh, 1 never, never can let anybody
see me with that on !"
'Oh, yes, you can. Put it on, cries
some hardened companion who has been
in before. Everybody wears them."
''But I'll look so awful !"
''Who cares Nobody'll know you. "
Then she gets into it, giggling furi-
ously. "Oh, L just can't go out in it. ;"
eyes, you must.
"But how can IT,
bah Nobody'n notice you in the
least"
'But I know [ look perfectly dread
full"
"WeI, everybody else looks so, too. 4"
81 know, but l (giggle) L shall die if
1 see anybody know"
"You ready?"
eyes, I-I-guess so! Oh, just
don't believe | can go, after all. Don't
L look awful p
"Pooh no! Come on !"
81 can't bear to. Tee, hee, hee,
hee 7"
But she does, all the same, giggling
frantically until she reaches the water,
when she shrieks out:
"Oh, it's cold Ugh Hee, hee |!
I'll look SO awful when I'm wet !!
O-o-o-o-h, it's dreadfully cold ~
ANDY when she comes out and is dressed
again she bores everybody she knows by
saving over and over again:
"Oh, think it's just lovely to bathe !
I'm going in every day! Isn't it fun! L
just love to lie down and let the waves
run over me! l amt one bit afraid
now! was awfully frightened at first
1 don't mind my looks one bit now! I'd
like to have my photograph taken in my
bathing suit It'd be Jolly fun, wouldn't
it! l got some water in my mouth, and
isn't it salty! Oh, it's just splendid !
I'm going in three times some days |
believe it'll do me good Oh, I'm wild
over bathing It's Just too perfectly
lovely and jolly for anything !"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-09-22

THE meanest man in Boston has been
reported He calls himself practical
Joker, and it is said that having noticed
that on a certain day OF the week a pud-
ding was placed on the ledge of win
dow to cool, he bought bean blower
and box of mandrake pills, and when
the pudding next appeared he blew it
full of pills. 1t is also said that pud-
dings are no longer exposed on that back
window,
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-09-22
d DREAM OF FAIR OCCASIONS


In the darkening shades of twilight,
As wondered, sore distraught,
Chiefs and woes of days departed
Surged unbidden on my thought;
Joys and sorrows intcrmingled
In the memories of the Past,
Fair occasions, lost and vanished
All too beautiful to last
Suddenly between my vision
And the lurid setting sun,
j beheld troop of shadows
Dimly rising one by one.
But though filmy, vague, and shapcless,
Loose and thin and underlined,
Gathering form and seeming substance
In the rushing of the wind.
Gradually in human semblance,
Draped in robes of trailing mist,
could trace their pallid features
In the moonlight, new up-rist.
Silently thep fitted past me,
Each with warning hand appraised,
Long and lank, and bare and skinny,
Pointing at me as l gazed.
Well knew them friends and lovers
had seorned in days of yore,
Unobservant and ungrs teful
For the blessings that they bore:
Blessings, Promises, and Chances,
All by kindly Fortune planned,
To be nodded to my purpose,
And be fashioned by my hand!
Fortune, Fame, Dominion, Glory,
Friendship, Love, and Peace of Mind
They had brought for my acceptance,
Had l known what they designed.
But 1 saw not, or neglected
Needless mid the whirl of life,
Lured by pleasure, sAaycd by passion,
In the eneyer-ending strife.
Blinded by misleading splendors,
Prodigal of strength and youth,
Late my weary eyes were opened
To the knowledge of the truth,
That I'd wasted life's young morning
And the noon-time, past return;
Burning up the years and leaving
Nought but ashes in the urn.
For moment, as 1 sadly
Gazed and wondered, every face
OF the pallid ghosts and phantoms
Seem d to glow with youthful gracei
And TO WOO me to caress them
As / might in Life's young prime
Have caressed radiant maiden,
My hearts goddess for the time.
And called in plaintive accents
Stay. ye fair ones! stay, oh stay!
am wiser. am better
Than in Youths departed day;
have learned from Sorrows teaching
Priceless truths too long unknown
Stay and guide and shape the future,
Oh, my beautiful, mine own!"
Suddenly to gloom relapsing,
And vanishing from sight,
They were lost amid the darkness
OF the melancholy night.
And l heard as they departed,
Fitful as the winds that bore,
Mournful voices whispering family,
Lost oh, lost, for evermoreI"
Temple Bar. CHARLES MAcKEY.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-09-22
THE JOKER'S BUDGET.
A BUNDLE OF STRAY BITS OF
HUMOR FOUND AFLOAT.

a Mothers RetOrt-A Bright Solo
mon - Regard for Feelings -
Rough on the Baby-Sober Sec
ond Thought, etc, etc.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-09-22

LITTLE Charley disobeyed,
Fooled with poison ivy.
Now his tombstone says that he
Died, aged nearly ".
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-09-22

THE ordinary gambler isn't much ON
decorative urt, although 1T may he sad
that he is Interested in jack pottery.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-09-22

COLLECTIONS come hard IN hot weather
and many business men have to rest on
their overs until autumn.
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The WEDDING DAY.

BELLE C. GREENE IN AMERICAN MAGAZINE
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-09-22

R. HAWKINS he left the
appointin' of our weddin' day
to me, and l set it for q Sun
day. When you come ter
think on t, there don't seem
ter be many days suitable for
gittin' married in. You see
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1887-05-07

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The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1887-05-07

Apetition is being circulated address
sed to the Congress of the United States,
praying for the improvement of the ma
vigation of Plaquemine by means of
locks. 1t meets with great favor here,
and everybody is signing it.-Iberville
South.
Everybody in this section is signing q
like petition, and a committee from the
Atchafalaya and Plaquemine Improve.
ment Association is gathering statistics
to be presented to the next Congress on
this subject. Let us all work under
standingly and in harmony, and the re-
suit Is not to be feared. A consolidated
statement from the section interested in
the opening Of Plaquemine will be its
strongest argument.-St. Mary Review.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1887-05-07
DIED.

At Broussardville on Thursday night,
9th inst, Mrs. Anna Como, aged 50 years.
Mrs. Como was a resident of st. Martini
vile, and was on a visit to her daughter,
Mrs. Louis Gardemal, when suddenly
struck by the messenger of death. Her
remains were brought here and buried
in the Catholic cemetery, followed by q
large number Of friends. She leaves a
loving daughter and two brothers to mo-
urn her sudden demise. The Messenger
extends its most profound sympathy to
the bereaved family.